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    "pk": 25720,
    "title": "How Causal Mechanism and Autocorrelation Beliefs Influence Information Search",
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    "abstract": "When testing which of multiple causes (e.g., medicines)\nworks the best, the testing sequence has important\nimplications for the validity of the final judgment. Trying one\ncause for a period of time is important if the cause has\ntolerance, sensitization, delay, or carryover effects (TSDC).\nAlternating between the causes is important in autocorrelated\nenvironments – when the outcome naturally comes and goes\nin waves. Across two studies, participants’ beliefs about\nTSDC influenced the amount of alternating; however, their\nbeliefs about autocorrelation had a very modest effect on the\ntesting strategy. This research helps chart how well people\nadapt to various environments in order to optimize learning,\nand it suggests that in situations with no TSDC effects and\nhigh autocorrelation, people may not alternate enough",
    "language": "eng",
    "license": {
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        "short_name": "",
        "text": null,
        "url": ""
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    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "causal reasoning"
        },
        {
            "word": "information search"
        },
        {
            "word": "dynamic\nenvironments"
        }
    ],
    "section": "Papers",
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    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0296c6z7",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Binjamin",
            "middle_name": "Margolin",
            "last_name": "Rottman",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of Pittsburgh",
            "department": ""
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2015-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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